100% Pinot Noir.
Colour: Intense ruby colour with purple reflections.
Nose: Bouquet of ripe red and black berries (blackcurrant-bilberries, cherries). Spicy (pepper) and delicately woody.
Palate: Velvet structure in the mouth, a well-balanced wine, powerful, fruity and spicy, delicately woody, very nice volume: a racy wine;
This wine is an ideal accompaniment to meat that is both tasty and virile (roast lamb, rib of beef, duck breast, game), but also certain fish such as carp in a red wine matelote and also soft, washed-rind cheeses (Époisses, Langres or Soumaintrain).
Serve ideally at 16-17°C. (60-62°F.).
It will keep easily for ten years in good conditions.
At the centre of the Côte de Nuits wine-growing districts in Burgundy, between Beaune and Dijon, Nuits-Saint-Georges comprises two parts: the north towards Vosne Romanée to the Combe de la Serrée is an area of hillsides, the south as far as the commune of Premeaux is an area of plateaux. This vineyard includes 41 Premiers Crus, covers 306 hectares and produces mainly red wines (only 10 hectares are planted with Chardonnay).
The soil is marl-limestone silt with rock outcrops towards the top / East-facing / Gentle slope at the bottom of the hillside and steeper as it rises / Altitude between 280 and 330m.
The grapes are sorted during the harvest and on arrival at the winery. They are then destemmed and placed in vats for a pre-fermentation cold maceration (8-10°C) lasting 5 to 6 days. Alcoholic fermentation then begins, reaching temperatures of around 33°C.
The wine is placed in oak barrels for maturation and ageing for around 14 months (50% new barrels) to give the wine its natural complexity. The wine is then blended and bottled.
The ideal weather conditions in Burgundy in 2023, characterised by a favourable spring, a hot summer with cool nights, moderate rainfall and an early autumn harvest, played a key role in the high yields and exceptional quality of the grapes at harvest time.
The white wines are distinguished by their elegance, complexity and liveliness. Subtle aromas of white fruit, citrus and floral notes add to their remarkable freshness.
The red wines are powerful and well-balanced, with aromas of red and black fruit, as well as spicy and mineral nuances. The silky tannins add an elegant structure, promising harmonious ageing.
In short, these are expressive, fruity wines with very fine aromatic profiles.
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